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Kenner, Louisiana

Kenner, Louisiana is a suburb of New Orleans. It is also the sixth largest city in Louisiana and the largest in Jefferson parish. Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is located within the city limits of Kenner, LA. The airport is a major tax revenue generator for the city.

Rivertown is a historic district located on the original main street of the city. Rivertown feature shops, museums, restaurants, and other resources such as Kenner’s Heritage Park, Kenner Planetarium, Rivertown Science Center, and Rivertown Repertory Theatre.

The city’s growth began in the 1950s when developers subdivided, drained, and filled swampland in the northern half of the city. Construction of an interstate helped develop the city as a suburb of the Big Easy. Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner and Kenner Regional Medical Center Hospital are among the local resources that can help you get information about STDs, STD testing, and STD treatments.

STD Statistics In Jefferson Parish, LA

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Statistics reported is based on publicly available data sources such as CDC for Jefferson Parish, LA. Data is normalized to accurately report Jefferson Parish STD Breakdown.

Additional STD Test Statistics in Kenner, LA

Unfortunately, Louisiana leads the nation in the rates of cases of gonorrhea and syphilis. It ranks third for rates of chlamydia. We have seen three decades of risk reduction education since the beginning of the AIDs epidemic. Unfortunately, STDs continue to threaten people and especially gay and bisexual men and young people. Here are some statistics for Louisiana.

Gonorrhea rates are for 100,000 people at 202.3, nearly twice the national average of 104.2.

Syphilis rates are 9.9, more than twice the national average of 45.

Chlamydia rates are 697 and the third highest in the national with Alaska being first at 808 and a national average of 457.

The data also shows that numbers and rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea infection are highest among men and women 15 to 24 years of age with both chlamydia and gonorrhea being treatable. The state has the country’s highest rates of new STIs among people under 18 years old.

Louisiana’s increases in disease rates mirror those of other Southern states. In New Orleans the number of syphilis cases is on the rise and has tripled from 2012 to 2014. Reports state that in Louisiana we actually see patients die from the condition. In other states syphilis is almost eradicated. It is not just syphilis that is on the rise in Louisiana.

Chlamydia is up 5 percent while gonorrhea cases have risen 2 percent in Louisiana. Louisiana ranks third in the country in the estimated HIV diagnosis rate, and breaking it down by cities, New Orleans ranks first for new diagnoses at 36 percent throughout. Across the country, the number of syphilis cases is up.

In 2005, there were about 8,000 cases nationwide. In 2013, that number rose to 16,000 cases. Louisiana has the seventh-highest rate of teen pregnancies in the U.S., with a birth rate of 37.5 per 1,000 teens aged 15-19.

STD Testing and Sexual Education in Kenner, LA

There is a lack of mandated sex education in Louisiana schools. Some blame the spike in STIs in Louisiana on a lack of awareness about the infection and lack of education on the subject in the schools. There is a lack of any type of sexuality health education in high schools where students are sexually active. That is why some see an alarming rate of STIs and unintended pregnancy among teen populations.

Dr. Gruber of Louisiana’s Department of Health and Hospitals explained about a recent effort to increase education to help stop the spread of infection. After getting data about the spike in syphilis, the department concluded that something is going on in New Orleans. The department sent out a health alert letter, increased education, and created a local task force to help stop the spread of the infection.

Sex education in Louisiana is limited to programs that promote abstinence. Legislators have tried several times over the last few years to introduce bills to mandate comprehensive sex education in schools. This would include learning about contraception and STDs in the state that has the highest rate in the country of new STIs in people under the age of 18.

Religious groups want to keep this conversation in the home and out of the schools. As Louisiana lawmakers once again are fighting to get sex education in schools, several groups are stressing the importance of comprehensive sex education including information on contraceptives, stress, peer negotiation, coping skills, consent, and other lessons to help navigate complex and still-growing bodies and minds.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Demographics in Kenner, LA

Demographics play a role in STD rates in your city and area. Those who are 15 to 24 years old are the demographic for men and women that shows the highest numbers and rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea. Half of all new STD diagnoses in the U.S. are among young people, and one in four sexually active girls has an STD.

With syphilis rates high in your area we should consider that primary and secondary syphilis are the most infectious stages of the disease and are rising among men who have sex with men. This group accounts for about 70 percent of all syphilis infections and can be treated.

Compared with older adults, sexually active people ages 15 to 24 are at higher risk of getting an STD. This is through a combination of behavioral, biological, and cultural reasons. This demographic accounts for about 25 percent of sexually active people but makes up more than 50 percent of the new STDs reported. Here are recent demographics for Louisiana for people ages 15 to 24.

Chlamydia rates were 2,231 per 100,000 people.

Syphilis cases have risen steadily since 2003.

HIV prevalence has continued to rise over the last decade.

Young people of color constitute a disproportionate number of all cases of STDs.

A higher prevalence of STDs among young people likely is due to a number of factors including inability to pay, lack of transportation, long wait times, embarrassment, concerns about confidentiality, and schedule conflicts.

STI Testing Resources in Kenner, LA

Fortunately, there are facilities in your city and area that can help you with STI education, testing, and treatment including the Planned Parenthood/New Orleans Health Center. This Planned Parenthood/New Orleans location is a place that can help you with STD education, testing, and treatment. The staff is trained to help you with your situation and the Planned Parenthood/New Orleans facility offers STD testing, diagnosis, and treatment including chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis.

Additionally, the center provides testing and diagnosis for HIV and testing, diagnosis, and treatment for bacterial vaginosis, genital warts, herpes, and trichomoniasis. STD prevention services include condoms, HPV (Gardasil) vaccines, hepatitis B vaccines, and STD/safer sex education. The facility tests for gonorrhea and chlamydia using a urine sample. If this test shows an infection, then you will get treatment and an explanation of how your partner can be treated. Rapid HIV testing is done by swabbing the inside of your mouth with results available in 20 to 40 minutes.

Consider also that you could go to an urgent care center such as the Ochsner Urgent Care/Kenner facility.One of the less promoted but highly used services of such a center is STD testing. Whether testing for chlamydia, gonorrhea, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, herpes, HIV, or syphilis, these STD screenings you can use to help you. You can find online reviews about these centers to help you decide to use one including a service in your city.

The Ochnsner Medical Center is another location that can help. If you are embarrassed to be seen at Planned Parenthood you could consider this option. No one will know why you are there.

Louisiana’s Department of Health and Hospitals has launched a new rapid syphilis test at certain clinics in the state. This new testing technology could let a person know in minutes if they have syphilis antibodies in their body. It gives preliminary results. You must follow up with a formal blood test. You then determine if treatment is needed. The state is considering putting the syphilis health check in parish units. It is also increasing the number of disease intervention specialists to help bring down the syphilis rates and catch the infection as early as possible.

The New Orleans/AIDS Task Force deals primarily with HIV infection and also offers free screenings for other sexually transmitted diseases. You can make an appointment at the New Orleans facility. Yet another option is a private service such as Plush Care. With this service you order your STD tests.

If you are not sure what tests to order you can call the service to look at your options. You then visit a local STD test center. You will get a personalized lab order form to take to the lab. You will provide one blood and/or urine sample. This could take less than 30 minutes. You then get via email the results within three business days. If your tests show you need treatment, the team will connect you with a doctor to provide a treatment plan.

Better Sexual Health in Kenner, LA

Whether you go to the New Orleans Health Center/Planned Parenthood, a high school counsellor or nurse, an online service, or a clinic or hospital, you can find in your area information about STDs, testing, and treatment. While STD rates are high in your city and area, help is available in your area in the way of testing and treatment that is confidential, discreet, compassionate, and effective.

Consider how the staff at these facilities is trained to help someone like you, especially with the staff at Planned Parenthood/New Orleans Health Center or any other facility reminding you to check your health, improve it, and keep yourself healthy by always using a condom to practice safe sex. Here are links to resources mentioned above.

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Your certified care advisors will provide the lab order – you simply visit a participating lab at a time that's best for you. There's no appointment needed. It only takes one blood and/or urine sample and 15–30 minutes of your time.

Results are usually available in 3 business days or less† in your secure, online account. If treatment is needed, one of the onsite doctors will speak with you over the phone and prescribe medication if medically appropriate.

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